Good Monday morning! I've decided to start back posting Monday blog posts again now that I am back to making meals for the most part. Bailey still helps me from time to time, but for the last week I've consistently been making the meals and washing dishes.
Quote of the Week
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” became Judy Garland’s signature song. She continued to perform it for 30 years, just as she did for the film, saying she wanted it to remain true to Dorothy’s character and the song’s message. That message, imagining a better future in an uncertain world, still resonates. It can sometimes feel impossible, but I believe it is what will get us through. ~ Dan Rather
My Frugal Week
Bailey did her breakfast meal prep on Sunday morning as usual. I chopped up red onions, red peppers, and also made a batch of my homemade Cottage Cheese Chipotle Ranch for her. She was making her breakfasts with her turkey sausage while I had the ham and beans cooking in the slow cooker, so the whole kitchen was smelling good.
Use It Up Item Of The Week
I dug through the freezer and realized we were down to our last package of turkey sausage for Bailey's breakfast meal preps, so that is our use it up item of the week. We will want to replace this the next time we go to UGO, but in the meantime she will use the other sausages (chipotle, Italian, taco) we have in the freezer.
What’s for Dinner
Monday ~ Egg Roll in a Bowl, Brussel Sprouts, and Baked Apples.
Tuesday ~ Choice of Leftovers.
Wednesday ~ Chicken Breast Filets, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables.
Thursday ~ Beefy Baked Beans, and Steamed Broccoli.
Friday ~ Salmon Patties, Green Beans with Onions & Potatoes.
Saturday ~ Sub in a Tub, and Baked Apples.
We still had a lot of apples on hand that I needed to use up, so I decided to make baked apples to go with dinner.
Sunday ~ Great Northern Soup Beans with Ham, Baked Apples.
On Saturday evening I took our last ham bone out of the downstairs freezer to make beans and ham for our Sunday dinner. I put Great Northern soup beans on to soak to make with the ham bone. Those were my Dad's favorite bean.
What’s been on the menu in your home this past week?
Belinda
Homemaker at Heart
Sounds yummy - glad you are feeling well enough to get back to things.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cheryl. :)
DeleteWhile I'm sure your daughter kept you fed and nourished, getting g back to your own kitchen must feel good.
ReplyDeleteit certainly does, Sam. She also did a great job of taking care of us while I was out of commission for a bit.
DeleteYour meals sound tasty! I need to make some egg roll in a bowl. So glad you are starting to feel better, and thanks to Bailey for being such a big help.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kathy. Yes, she has been such a big help to me. I'm so grateful to her and all the help she has been to me. I hope you're doing well. We really like the egg roll in a bowl.
DeleteGreat eating at your house Belinda. How wonderful that Bailey was such a great caregiver while you were recovering.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thank you, Jackie. Bailey is definitely a keeper. 💕
DeleteDear Belinda,
ReplyDeleteYour Wednesday and Friday meals sound delicious, dear friend.
I am glad that Bailey is helping you from time to time.
Thank you, Linda. She has been a great help to me.
DeleteDear Belinda,
ReplyDeleteIf you got already a comment from me, sorry about that. It sent before I got to finish.
Your Wednesday and Friday meals sound delicious 😋
I am glad Bailey is helping you out from time to time.
I am so happy 😊 to see your Monday post again, dear friend. Welcome back.
Oh, that is so sweet of you. Thank you!
DeleteI am glad you are feeling close to your normal, and so glad you mentioned soaking beans. I need to put
ReplyDeletesome in to soak overnight so I can get them cooked tomorrow.
Do you mind sharing how you make your beefy baked beans?
Thank you, Anne. Here is my recipe for the beans. It’s tried and true. 💕
DeleteBeefy Baked Beans
Ingredients:
1-pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 - 28 ounce can pork and beans
1/2 cup ketchup
1 to 2 Tablespoons vinegar
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
Directions:
Cook ground Beef and onion until Brown
Drain well
Mix with remaining ingredients and stir well
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
Belinda
not sure if any of you are still following Linda's blog "more parsimony", but I just checked as she hasn't posted in a long, long time. She did post on Sunday that Tommy passed away on Sunday. I feel really badly for her.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Julia. I did see that. I was concerned that something like this had happened. I wish there was something we could do to help.
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